iAbout the Tutorial
Swift is a new programming language developed by Apple Inc for iOS and OS X
development. Swift adopts the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C
compatibility.
Swift uses the same runtime as the existing Obj-C system on Mac OS and iOS, which
enables Swift programs to run on many existing iOS 6 and OS X 10.8 platforms.
Audience
This tutorial is designed for software programmers who would like to learn the basics of
Swift programming language from scratch. This tutorial will give you enough
understanding on Swift programming language from where you can take yourself to higher
levels of expertise.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of Computer
Programming terminologies and exposure to any programming language.
Execute Swift Online
For most of the examples given in this tutorial, you will find a Try it option, so just use
this option to execute your Swift programs on the spot and enjoy your learning.
Try the following example using Try it option available at the top right corner of the
following sample code box:
import Cocoa/* My first program in Swift */
var myString = "Hello, World!"println(myString)Disclaimer & Copyright
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